Prevention of Violence in the Workplace. The Employer and the Union recognize the need for a safe working environment free of violence or threats of violence. Violence is defined as the attempted or actual exercise by a person of any physical force so as to cause injury to an employee and includes any threatening statement or behaviour which gives an employee reasonable cause to believe that they are at risk of injury. The Employer will implement a prevention program which includes, but is not limited to, the following elements:
Prevention of Violence in the Workplace. The Employer is committed to protecting workers from all forms of violence in the workplace and will take all reasonable steps to eliminate, reduce or minimize threats to the safety of employees. As such, safe work practices will be incorporated into the Employer’s Prevention of Violence in the Workplace policy and procedures to increase employee awareness, education and training in the prevention of injury or illness. Any programs, policies and procedures established to address violence in the workplace will continue to be compliant with all aspects of the WorkSafeBC regulations and will be made available to all employees through the Health & Safety page on the Human Resources area of the internal staff intranet site. The Employer will ensure that all employees receive training and orientation on all relevant safe work programs, policies and procedures. These include: • safe work procedures • critical event stress management services • working alone procedures • domestic violence
Prevention of Violence in the Workplace. The Employer is committed to protecting workers from all forms of violence in the workplace and will take all reasonable steps to eliminate, reduce or minimize threats to the safety of employees. As such, safe work practices will be incorporated into the Employer's Prevention of Violence in the Workplace policy and procedures to increase employee awareness, education and training in the prevention of injury or illness. Any programs established to address violence in the workplace will developed in consultation with the XXXX Committee and will continue to be compliant with all aspects of the WorkSafeBC regulations. Policies, procedures and information related to the prevention of violence in the workplace will be made available to all employees through the Human Resources intranet site and includes: • Safe Work Procedures and Resources • Risk Assessments • Prevention of Violence Policy and Procedures • Working Alone Procedures • Workplace Incident Reporting • Critical Event Stress Management Services • Domestic Violence Resources Employees will receive training at the Employer's expense in recognizing and handling threats to safety. The Employer will ensure all employees who work directly with clients are made aware of the methods in place to identify clients who are known to have the potential of violence.
Prevention of Violence in the Workplace. The Employer will take all reasonable steps to eliminate, reduce or minimize threats to the safety of employees. Employees will receive training at the Employer's expense in recognizing and handling such threats to safety. The Employer will provide appropriate signage, as reviewed and discussed with the Joint Health and Safety Committee and with the Joint Labour Management Committee. In cases where there has been a violent incident involving a patient, the parties agree to utilize the process in LifeLabs Violent Incidents Escalation Process, dated May 11, 2021. The Employer agrees to meet with the Union to consult to this process prior to implementing.
